From Middle River down to Yorktown, the Chesapeake Bay owns the lighted boat parade tradition. So what does it take to get the family boat parade-ready? Cheryl Costello gets on board for the decorating process. Watch below:
Here is a list of lighted boat parades up and down the Bay this year. Shoot us an email if we missed yours!
Baltimore
Dec. 7, Fells Point to the Inner Harbor,
6 p.m. facebook.com/FellsPointYachtClub/
Pasadena
Nov. 30, starts at the Broken Oar in Glen Burnie,
5 p.m. https://www.facebook.com/events/436043807017075/
Middle River
Nov. 30, starts at Riverwatch Marina,
5 p.m. baltimoreboatingcenter.com
Potomac River
Dec. 3, Tall Timbers Marina, Tall Timbers, Md. 5 p.m. talltimbersmarinasomd.com
Annapolis
Dec. 14, Eastport Yacht Club,
6 p.m. https://www.eastportyc.org/lights-parade
Deale
Dec. 5, Rockhold Creek,
6:30 p.m. https://www.facebook.com/events/2404316269831313/
Solomons
Dec. 7, Patuxent River, Solomons, Md.
6:30 p.m. solomonsmaryland.com
Tilghman
Dec. 14, The Narrows, Tilghman, Md.
7 p.m. phillipswharf.org
Wicomico River
Nov. 30, Downtown Salisbury Riverfront,
5 p.m. wicomicoyachtclub.com
VIRGINIA
Alexandria
Dec. 7, Alexandria Marina, Alexandria, Va.,
 5:30 p.m. visitalexandriava.com
Colonial Beach
Dec. 7, Potomac River, Colonial Beach, Va.
5 p.m. colonialyachtclub.org
Hampton River
Dec. 13, Downtown Hampton waterfront.
6 p.m. downtownhampton.com
Yorktown
Dec. 7 Yorktown, Va.,
7 p.m. yorkcounty.gov
WASHINGTON, D.C.
The Wharf
Dec. 7, The Wharf Marina,
6 p.m. wharfdc.com
